What learners can do
Can understand very basic words and instructions and respond briefly with picture and context support.
Pre A1 · YLE · Starters
Pre A1 Starters learning resources
Begin with familiar words, pictures and short interactions across listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Learning priorities
- Connect sounds, letters and frequent words
- Understand pictures and complete sentence-level tasks
- Understand and respond in one-to-one interaction
School connections
- Phonics and basic word recognition
- Classroom instructions, handwriting and simple expression
EXACT-LEVEL RESOURCES
Guides and preparation for Pre A1 Starters
Listening
Starters, Movers, Flyers, and A2 Key: Pictures strategy
Starters, Movers, Flyers, and KET Pictures guide: task demands, method, common mistakes, final checks and error review.
Open full guideResourcePre A1 Starters exam format
Check the components, timing, question counts and target abilities for Pre A1 without borrowing another level's content.
Open full guideResourcePre A1 Starters preparation pathway
Prepare through Connect sounds, letters and frequent words, Understand pictures and complete sentence-level tasks and stage evidence.
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Use an available assessment to understand listening, speaking, reading and writing, then choose the next step with learning history and recent work.